Vasilissa the Fair, by Ivan Bilibin (1902)

Illustration by Ivan Bilibin for the Russian tale of Vasilissa the Fair, showing Vasilissa outside of the hut of Baba-Yaga, holding the skull light the old witch gave her.

This copy of the illustration is from the Wikimedia Commons website. [Link Here]

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